Everton FC had to dig deep to subdue West Ham United 2-1 at Upton Park in a league match on Saturday.
After conceding a goal early on in the game, the Merseyside club engineered a remarkable comeback in the second half, blasting in two goals to lay claim to all three points and go fourth in the table.
Here, in this article, we will caste a glance at how the different Everton players fared in the match, assigning them points on a scale from 1 to 10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Howard-c35095 – 7
Enjoyed a tidy game, making a handful of fine saves and dealing with myriad crosses himself. Couldn’t do much about the Carlton Cole goal in the first period, as the striker struck it well out of his reach and had put a lot of power behind the shot.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leighton-Baines-c21987 – 8.5
Without a doubt, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019’s player of the game. Set up a host of opportunities for his attackers and always looked threatening while going forward. Took an exceptional free-kick after the break, which went inches past the goal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Heitinga-c18862 – 5.5
Had a rather off today and never looked comfortable against Cole. Was guilty of committing rash challenges at times out of sheer frustration and was continuously outmuscled by the opposition’s attackers.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Jagielka-c29902 – 7
Tidy as ever in the defence. Neutralized Jarvis’ impact on the right flank, always keeping the winger under check. Besides, formed a good coordination with his fellow defenders to ensure there was no breach in the rearguard.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sylvain-Distin-c34430 – 7
A lacklustre performance from the Frenchman. Like Heitinga, he too struggled to cope with Carlton Cole, but made one vital interception to prevent the striker from going one on one with the goalkeeper.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Neville-c29904 – 6
Looked a bit jittery upon his return from injury, preferring to remain at his own half then to charge forward and create something. However, nothing more was expected from the Toffees skipper, given his long layoff.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darron-Gibson-c10368 – 7.5
Dominated the proceedings at the centre of the field and came to the rescue of his defence whenever it was required. However, he committed a horrible challenge late on into the match, for which he received a straight red card.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leon-Osman-c22041 – 7.5
Once again, had an exceptional outing. Saw his goal in the early stages get wrongly disallowed by match referee Anthony Taylor. Later, he provided the assist to set up the Toffees winner.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Pienaar-c34208 – 8
The South African International appeared a bit tentative early on, but switched gears after the break. Delivered a dangerous cross to Anichebe who nodded in the visitors’ equalizer before getting on the scoresheet himself to settle the affair in his side’s
favour.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Victor-Anichebe-c36018 – 6
Starting for Everton to fill in Fellaini’s void, the Nigerian International did not have the best of outings. Nonetheless, he did leave his imprint on the match, netting a superb header to get his team level on terms.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 – 6
Worked tirelessly with little reward. Cannoned a shot which went inches wide of the mark besides playing some good passes for his fellow attackers.
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